Home Station to Theater Employment Readiness for the United States Army Reserve and the Defense Distribution Process Owner
Abstract
Our national security is explicitly linked to global security, and the global security environment is growing increasingly complex, contributing to a state of persistent conflict. Guaranteeing our national security in this environment requires a full-spectrum modernized force -- one that is responsive, agile, easily deployed, and sustainable over long distances when employed worldwide in support of the full spectrum of military operations. To improve support to deployed forces the Department of Defense (DoD) has taken great strides in the last five years to plan and implement needed improvements to the networks of the DoD distribution system. However, emphasis must continue to improve these networks and render a predictable distribution affect to deployed forces at the point of consumption (also know as the point of effect). This research addresses the defense distribution system and the impact of technology and its rapid evolution faced by the Defense DPO. Also addressed are the insights from business logistics for military logistics for application in the Joint Deployment and Distribution Enterprise Community of Interest (JDDE-COI). The research includes a presentation of collaborative approaches to improve readiness of the large proportion, yet cost-effective U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) units to be employed end-to-end (E2E) in the JDDE. Improving the total force affect on the JDDE process outcomes are enhanced by implementing these collaborative approaches along with the Army Force Generation (ARFORGEN) model. Holistically, this effort can help to overcome the collaboration challenge that exists due to competing demands among the USAR and JDDE-COI partner organizations. The collective effort can improve the predictability of automated distribution system knowledge and skill employed by USAR units. The USAR and its partners in the JDDE-COI need to be closely integrated to improve the readiness of USAR distribution units for any given ARFORGEN mission.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 2008
- Accession Number
- ADA493811
Entities
People
- David T. Pollard
Organizations
- University of Texas at Austin